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Apple releases OS X 10.11.4 update

It’s not the biggest update in the world, but it could make a difference. Apple on Monday released OS X 10.11.4. The new version of the El Capitan operating system, which is available through the Mac App Store, offers the following fixes and changes: – Adds the ability to passcode-protect notes containing personal data in […]

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Apple launches Twitter account for support services

Who says social media is only an annoying thing? Apple’s new support account on Twitter has garnered more than 125,000 since its launch on Thursday. The account has over 2,750 tweets as of writing, meaning that Apple’s support team has responded to nearly 100 customer tweets per hour so far. Not a bad start out […]

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iOS code references possible upcoming Li-Fi protocol for wireless data in next-gen iPhones

No one’s really heard of Li-Fi, but it sounds amazing. And it sounds like it could be part of the way your iPhone communicates with the rest of the world. A study of recent iOS code from iOS 9.1 and beyond has found references to Li-Fi, an experimental high-speed wireless networking protocol that uses pulses […]

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Apple CEO Tim Cook criticizes White House policies towards encryption

In spite of how well received last night’s State of the Union was, Apple CEO Tim Cook still had harsh words for the Obama administration regarding encryption last night. Cook, who’s currently in favor of unbreakable encryption, offered the following statement: “The White House should come out and say ‘no backdoors’ Cook said. That would […]

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TapTapSee app allows visually impaired users to browse, save photographs

This could be really interesting. Image Searcher, Inc. and Net Ideas, LLC have brought out TapTapSee, a mobile camera application designed specifically for the blind and visually impaired iOS users. The app utilizes the iDevice’s camera and VoiceOver functions to photograph objects and identify them out loud for the user. The App allows users to […]